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...“You already saw it during the MLS season....
...It has also been underscored by rising valuations in MLS teams and expansion franchises....
...Moving the league’s live broadcasts to streaming will allow MLS to expand its appeal overseas as opposed to “being the North American version of the global game,” MLS commissioner Don Garber said....
...MLS commissioner Don Garber declined to comment on the dollar value of the agreement....
...Berg himself maintains close ties to Ares as a co-owner of the Los Angeles Football Club of the MLS, alongside Ares CEO Michael Arougheti and Bennett Rosenthal, one of the firm’s top dealmakers....
...Among them is Inter Miami CF, which makes its debut when the MLS season begins this weekend....
...Today, McAfee gave us an example of “adversarial machine learning” or “model hacking” to exploit weaknesses in ML algorithms....
...Repsol will use Cloud ML, Google’s machine learning tool, to optimise the performance of its 120,000 barrel-a-day Tarragona oil refinery on the east coast of Spain, near Barcelona....
...The California-based team, which is the only side to have won more MLS titles than DC United, recently acquired Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain striker....
...MLS did not return a call seeking comment....
...MLS needs something very American: full-blooded competition....
...MLS trails other US sports in earnings potential: NBA basketball players earn about $5m a year, compared with $100,000 in the MLS....
...The success of the US national team may benefit viewing of European leagues, where most of the stars play, rather than the MLS....
...Don Garber, MLS commissioner, has said he wants a league of 24 teams. The award of MLS franchises is conditional on the ownership group buying or building a stadium....
...The MLS has less tribalism than English football but it has deliberately marketed itself to families with razzmatazz: Los Angeles Galaxy games often end with a fireworks display....
...The much-travelled ex-footballer is exercising a $25m option to buy his MLS franchise....
...● ML Capital has appointed Dermot Smurfit as chairman of the asset management group....
...NYCFC will join the New York Red Bulls, another MLS team that plays in the area, home to 19m people....
...Comparatively, the MLS Cup, the championship game for the league, drew a 0.8 rating on ESPN....
...There were 19 MLS teams set to play in the 2012 season, up from 14 when Beckham came to the US in 2007. The MLS is growing, albeit incrementally, but it may be soon be without its biggest star....
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...For MLS, the foundations feel stable. New money is coming in from broadcast rights and advertising. MLS, which had 10 teams in its first season in 1996, expects to have 20 by 2012....
...But MLS owners are putting on a brave face for the World Cup....
...Maiden Lane II LLC (MLII) and Maiden Lane III LLC (ML III)....
...The MLS is delighted at such interest....
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